"Grey Sail is the first craft brewery in Rhode Island, and the second in New England, to install carbon-capturing technology specially designed for microbreweries. Developed by Earthly Labs, based in Austin, Texas, the system captures the waste carbon dioxide produced during fermentation, enabling it to be used to carbonate and package the beer."

SingleSpeed has made strides in reducing the building’s carbon footprint by offsetting brewery operations with rooftop solar panels and by installing electric vehicle charging stations in the restaurant's parking lot.

"Every type of material creates debris—from the start of its production until it reaches the consumer, and throughout its lifetime while in use.”

"Rather than the salt-of-the-earth image of country folks as environmentalists, the modern movement came to be dominated by mostly metropolitan voices that valued idealistic notions of 'natural' preservation over pragmatic conservation."

“If the environmental benefits of vegetarianism have convinced you to try a meat-free diet, start small. Begin by eating meat, fish, and poultry less frequently.”

“When your great-aunt talks about how dangerous nuclear energy is, you can allay her fears. Nuclear energy is actually one of the safest industrial professions, for workers and the larger local communities.”

“Using Arcadia’s proprietary nationwide energy bill data, they estimated that running those lights in December costs Americans a total of $645 million. For each household that has Christmas lights, that’s an average of an extra $12 on their December power bill (up to $20 in California).”

KeepCup’s success shows that private-sector innovators, not government, continues to lead the way on environmental stewardship.